The Seagate Barracuda 3TB incorporates technologies such as OptiCache to improve performance by up to 45%, AcuTrac to enable reliable read/write performance even in high touch operating environments, and SmartAlign for no-hassle transition to Advanced Format 4K sector technology.

1 user review(s)

Works well enough, but high failure rate. I have 5 of these in my Synology NAS and within 2 years, I have raised 3 RMAs. Replacement drives too take a long time to dispatch even after acknowledgement of receipt.

Now that the warranties have run out, I am waiting to replace them with something else one at a time (hopefully) as they fail.

Given their high failure rates, I would only recommend using them in RAID with a reliable casing.